Teresa has been as much sociologist and anthropologist as healer and she has wondered for some time why we don't have distinct ritual - ones seen, known, and visibilized - for so many of the immense experiences of life, and for those we do celebrate, why, so often do we annex our own Indigenous rootedness to manifest them.

Partnership and marriage is one of those expected ceremonies but often what exists in the template doesn't include all of what you are - what if you could imagine larger?

What about the ceremonies that aren't abundantly found - the transition of abortion, the change of hysterectomy, menopause, the profound moments of coming out, adoption, mastectomy, the transformation of gender transitioning, or the powerful process of death and birth? What do those look like as ritual and ceremony, informed by an Indigenous- centering, politically-conscious, trauma-conscious way of ceremony?

In this space of her work Teresa looks to breathe ancestral wisdom into our current ritual practices and build ritual where one might, right now, be absent in your own life...but deeply needed. This work can be done in-person or virtually, based on need and capacity. It is a process that is co-visioned and co-created with the individual, partners, family and/or community creating this space. It is a work of great honor and deep humility that Teresa looks forward to visioning with you.

If you are interested in curating a ceremony please fill out THIS FORM. Teresa will respond via email within 3-7 days (unless on leave or out of tech range - in which case she will have an away message with her return timeline) to follow up and schedule an initial phone/video consultation regarding your ceremony planning and possible options. Thank you for your interest in sharing this sacred time and process with Teresa - she will handle your needs and wishes with gentleness, generosity and humility.